It has been a glorious winters day here today. Our arena was being used this morning so I had to man up and go straight out hacking. I have been doing 5 minutes of arena walking before venturing out just in case we had any exuberant high jinx to get out of our system. I needn't have worried, Ruby was an angel. We haven't had any napping recently and I'm not sure if that is related to the changes in the grass and feet or if the bungie rein has made a difference. Either way, it made for a pleasant hack in the sunshine. And I usually don't enjoy hacking.
With the exception of loose gravelly areas of tarmac, Ruby seems quite comfy. It's lovely to hear her hooves clip clopping along the road. Today we ventured past the evil turbines of doom which I drowned out by singing Nelly the Elephant. Over and over and over again. Ruby was more bothered by my singing than the turbines!
I have been noticing a difference in Ruby's stance. Previously she had a wide based forelimb stance even when standing square. It was actually quite difficult to get her to stand with a leg at each corner. Attached are some photos which hopefully show the difference. I am hoping that this difference reflects a more comfy foot and in turn it will allow healing of her collateral ligament desmitis and growth of a better hoof capsule.
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| Before, wide based stance |
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| After, good toes |
I'm leaving you with a photo of the girls enjoying hay in the winter sun.
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